Ernest Pallant COOPER

Regimental number2/1139
Address1 Park Road, Addington, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Cooper, 1 Park Road, Addington, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationO R Sergt
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankBattery Quartermaster Sergeant
Final unit4th (Howitzer) Battery, 3rd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of disease 19 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialAddington Cemetery (Block 794, Grave No C), Christchurch
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Ann Cooper, 1 Park Road, Addington, Christchurch. Born at Wellington. Served in France
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth